Arizona picked 1st, ASU 6th in Pac-12 preseason basketball poll

SAN FRANCISCO — Arizona, whose preseason got off to an ominous start with news the arrest of assistant coach Book Richardson as part of an FBI bribery investigation, is a near-unaminous choice to win the Pac-12 Conference title — receiving 22 of 23 first-place votes in a poll of Pac-12 media members.

The Wildcats return three starters from last year’s regular season co-champions, including 2017 Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player Allonzo Trier. Also returning for the Wildcats are guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright, center Dusan Ristic and guard Rawle Alkins, who will miss the start of the season with a foot injury.

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